The Apopka Blue Darters will head out on the road to challenge the Seminole Seminoles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Apopka is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Apopka fell victim to a tough 12-6 defeat at the hands of Boone.
Apopka got a good showing from Mia Aeschilman, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Aeschilman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alicia Lopez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Shylah Pino was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Apopka was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Seminole has not done well against Lake Mary recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Seminole's pitcher stepped up to hand Lake Mary a 2-0 shutout. Two seems to be a good number for Seminole as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Addison Poe, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Apopka's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Seminole, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
